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Let bars be open till 5 am during year-end: Hotels body to Maha govt

HRAWI has sought a limited extension for excise-licensed hotels and restaurants to serve till 5 am on December 24, 25 and 31, seeking clarity for planning and crowd management

Harsher winter ahead but committed to reducing disruptions, says IndiGo

IndiGo says it has stabilised operations since December 9 and is managing fog disruptions, as it ramps up capacity and plans Athens flights with its first A321XLR from January 23

Christmas-New Year week brings cheer as restaurants, pubs eye 30% uptick

Sold out for Christmas brunch, heavy footfall on New Year eve leads to 30% uptick in business for eateries

Share of Indian-borns in US naturalisations fell to 9-yr low in FY24

As the Trump administration pushes denaturalisation targets, US citizenship trends show a decline in Indian naturalisations and longer scrutiny of immigrants

Hotels see jolly December as festival travel lifts business by 30%

Festive travel demand peaks as hotel bookings jump nearly 30% in December, pushing room rates and airfares higher across popular leisure destinations in India

Mixed resources to contribute 20-25% of 75-85 Gw RE capacity in FY26, FY27

Policy support and robust pipeline to drive additions; transmission and PPA delays remain key execution risks

Sattva Group signals IPO readiness, to enter new domestic markets

The Group, which has a development portfolio of around 70-75 million square feet across completed, under-construction and planned projects, is stepping up activity beyond its core southern markets

DoT seeks approval to add 23,000 BSNL base stations next financial year

Total BTS number may rise to 123,000, approval sought from govt

NITI Aayog pitches $10 billion Bharat Vidya Kosh for higher education

Govt eyes a million international students in Indian universities by '40

The Battle of Narnaul: Re-examining the 1857 rebellion and selective memory

The book is an invitation to rediscover a moment of defiance and to shed light on forgotten heroes whose sacrifice deserves recognition

India cannot fix its education brain drain without globalising at home

As Western nations tighten student visas, a NITI Aayog report flags a chance for India to emerge as a global education hub-if structural gaps in research, regulation and visas are fixed

Clinging to the H-1B lottery has finally caught up with Indian ITeS

Indian ITeS should have moved away from the H-1B lottery

India's energy jobs boom exposes the myth of AI-led job destruction

AI has been framed as a job-stealing force. The electricity sector tells a different story

How 2025 turned global trade into a test of endurance, not just rules

The US is redefining global trade policy landscape

Govt seeks industry partners via EoIs to upgrade ITIs, NSTIs under PM-SETU

MSDE has invited EoIs to onboard anchor industry partners for the Rs 60,000 crore PM-SETU scheme, under which the Centre plans to upgrade 1,000 ITIs and five NSTIs

Binding FTA commitments to lift Indian professional services: Commerce secy

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal says binding FTA commitments on professional services can open global opportunities, as India focuses on skills, mobility and digital delivery

Muted Q3 likely, but volume gains and mix support Jindal Steel outlook

Indian steelmakers may see weaker Q3FY26 margins, but Jindal Steel's capacity expansion, rising volumes and higher share of value-added products could aid recovery

New dark patterns every day; govt working daily to address: Pralhad Joshi

Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi says firms are innovating on dark patterns, prompting daily complaints; he cites NCH refunds and CCPA actions in 2025

ICSI flags glitches, timeouts on MCA 3.0 portal as filing deadline nears

ICSI has flagged slowdowns, timeouts and outages on the MCA 21 version 3 portal; government sources say some issues stem from awareness gaps as fixes continue

India's diagnostics market shifts to preventive, precision testing in 2025

India's diagnostics sector is seeing a strong shift towards preventive and precision-led testing in 2025, driven by rising demand for proactive health checks and faster genomic diagnostics